JPH0233657A - Document producing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the visual properties of an operator as well as the working efficiency for input, editing and correction with a document producing device containing a color display by securing the relation between the color displayed on a display and the color of an input part of an input device. CONSTITUTION:A control part consists of a host CPU containing a program storage type computer unit, a boot ROM 103 which stores an initial load program to be carried out by the CPU 102 at application of a power supply, a program memory 104 which stores a program for execution of a function serving as a document producing device, a control circuit 106 which controls a flexible disk 105, a character generator 107 which converts the dot data into KANJI (Chinese character) codes and stores them, a controller 109 which reads out said converted data and actuates a CRT 108, and a key input control part 110. Thus the items to be displayed are evolved to a video memory 112 based on a program stored in the memory 104. At the same time, the corresponding color information is evolved to a color information memory 113, and the colors are separated on a CRT 108.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document creation device equipped with a color display device, and particularly to a keyboard device suitable for improving the work efficiency of input 9 editing operations.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional document creation devices use binary display devices such as white and black, and the print output is also mainstream in that black ink is used to record characters and symbols as binary information. Ta. However, in recent years, it has become possible to read images using image scanners into Sentence-U creation devices and print those images. Document creation devices that can print documents have also appeared. Therefore, it has become necessary for display devices to convert from conventional black and white binary displays to color display devices in order to edit color images and documents.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the case of a word processor with a built-in binary display device such as white and black, for example, in the case of a black and white CRT display device, when converting hiragana to kanji, first press the key of the character you want to input, and the bottom edge of the display device A will appear. etc. Only hiragana is displayed in the area that displays the characters before conversion, and then by pressing the conversion key, it is converted to a string of characters that is a mixture of kanji and hiragana, and continues at the end of the document created so far. Displayed at half the brightness. This is to distinguish that the converted kanji may not have been properly converted, so it is not yet confirmed. Next, each phrase is underlined from the beginning of this character string, but the operator judges whether the conversion of that phrase is correct, and if it is correct, presses the cursor key to confirm the conversion. The phrase is confirmed and displayed at full brightness, and the next phrase is underlined. If it is not correct, the correct one is selected from a group of candidate kanji displayed on the display device by operating a numeric keypad or the like. By repeating such operations, an example of only hiragana characters inputted by the keyboard device is converted into a character string including kana and kanji characters, which is displayed at full brightness, and the conversion operation is completed.

In addition, half-brightness display is not possible with document processing devices that have a built-in liquid crystal display, so in order to distinguish the character string that has not yet been finalized from other character strings that have been determined, it is necessary to invert the black and white. must be displayed. Also, with CRT display devices that display binary values such as white and black,
Some use inverted black and white to distinguish between unconfirmed items.

However, there are problems with this display method.

First, when using a black-and-white binary CRT display device, half-brightness areas have less contrast with the surrounding background color than full-brightness areas, so they are naturally difficult to see, and complex characters are difficult to distinguish. . In addition, with the method of distinguishing between confirmed and unconfirmed parts by inverting black and white, even if you want to have a function that prints characters with inverted black and white, it is not confirmed.

This has the disadvantage that it is impossible to add that function because it becomes unclear whether the black-and-white inversion represents an undefined distinction or the black-and-white inversion represents the characters you want to print in black-and-white inversion.

In this way, document creation devices with built-in binary displays are not equipped with functions because it becomes difficult to differentiate them on the display when trying to make the printing and editing functions more advanced and diverse. There are drawbacks such as not having a function, or even if a function is added, it is difficult to operate.

If we consider the case where a document production device has a built-in color display device, instead of the binary display where there are only two ways to differentiate, it is possible to differentiate between any number of types by changing the color. This has the advantage of greatly reducing display constraints. For example, if a confirmed character string displayed on a color display is displayed in black, unconfirmed parts can be displayed in blue so that the operator can check the unconfirmed parts at a glance, and the half-brightness display Unlike in the case of , the contrast does not deteriorate and become difficult to see.

By using the color display device in this manner, the operator has the advantage of being able to easily perform editing and proofreading work, and improving work efficiency.

However, in conventional word processors with built-in color display devices, improvements have been made to improve operability by, for example, providing a menu on the display that can be picked up using the mouse or cursor. The keyboard device itself is the same as the one with a built-in monochrome binary display, and no attempt has been made to provide a keyboard device that can make even greater use of its features in response to the diversification of displays. It wasn't there.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an input device d that can improve the work efficiency of editing and proofreading operations in a document creation device with a built-in color display device by taking advantage of its advantages.

[Means for solving aM] The above purpose is to change the hue of the key tops of the input device 9, for example, a keyboard device, the hue of the display applied to the key tops, or the hue of the display applied to the keyboard case adjacent to the key tops. , displayed on a color display device. Edit 1
This is accomplished by associating the color of the display to represent the calibration function.

° [Function] In other words, by associating the hue of the key top of the keyboard device with the hue displayed on the color display, when the operator attempts to use some editing or proofreading function, the key for that function can be pressed. It is now easier to find keys among a large group of keys, and the difference in color makes it easy to identify at a glance any operational errors, such as pressing the wrong key to activate a different function than the one pictured. Therefore, it becomes less and the work efficiency improves.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below. A color display device 1 for displaying created documents, read images, etc. in FIG. 1 is built into a main body 2 of a word processor. A keyboard device 3 for inputting characters and symbols and performing operations such as editing 9 and proofreading is connected to the main body 2 by a connection cord 4. Note that the keyboard device 3 and the color display device 1 may be housed integrally within the main body of a single word processor. A plurality of key switches 5 are attached to the surface of the keyboard device 3 and serve as switches for converting a press operation by a word processor operator into an electrical signal. The shape of each key switch 5 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, and consists of a contact portion 6 and a key top 7, which is a portion that is in contact with an operator's finger. The key 1-butb 7 is generally a plastic molded product, and its hue can be freely changed. On the top or side surface of the key top 7, a display 8 is provided by printing, hot stamping, marking, etc. to let the operator know what key switch is used to input. . Also, among the multiple key switch groups, those located on the outer periphery are
It is adjacent to the keyboard case 9 with a gap of about ++R, and a display 10 is printed on the two sides of the keyboard case 9 near the key switch to inform the operator of the function of the key switch. It may also be done by means of stamps, engravings, etc.

Further, the main body 2 of the word processor has a built-in control board, and a control circuit 101 shown in the block diagram of FIG. 3 is mounted in the control board.

In other words, the control section is a program storage type computer unit (
(hereinafter referred to as CPU);
'8 Boot 1-R which stores the initial rotor program executed by the CPU 102 when the power is turned on;
OM 103, a program memory 104 that stores programs for executing functions as a document creation device, and a flexible disk device (hereinafter referred to as FDD) 1.
Flexible disk control circuit (hereinafter referred to as
(referred to as FDC) 106, a character generator 107 that stores dot data representing kanji characters in a dot matrix using kanji codes as indexes, and a CPU 102. According to instructions, the dot data is read from the character generator 107, and CR"f'10B is operated. It is composed of a CRT controller 109 that generates a signal, a key manual control unit 110 that controls and processes key code information, and a CPU bus 111. Display control of the CPU 102 is performed as follows.
Characters, graphs, images, etc. to be displayed are developed in the video memory 112 according to the programs stored in the video memory 112.

At this time, the CPU 102 simultaneously updates the color information memory 113 corresponding to each pixel of the video memory 112.
The color information of the pixels is developed and the CRT 108 is controlled to classify the colors of characters, graphs, images, etc.

Next, the operation of one embodiment of the present invention will be explained. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram when attempting to use the "copy" function as an example of the editing and proofreading functions of the document creation device. On the color display device 1, the sentence ``Freely use your imagination to enjoy life'', which has been entered and confirmed through the keyboard device 3, is displayed in black on a white background, for example. If you want to copy the part ``enjoy'' in this sentence to the end of this sentence, first move the displayed cursor 11 to the part 1 below the word ``easy''.
2 using the cursor keys 13 of the keyboard device 3. In this case, the cursor may have any color or shape, and the cursor may be displayed by blinking. Keyboard installation here! Press the "copy" key 14 of i3.

At this time, for example, the "copy" key 14! - Assume that the hue of the whelk is green. Then, the background color around the character ``RAKU'', for example, the rectangular part surrounding ``RAKU'' changes from white to green. This indicates that the character surrounded by the green rectangle is the first character of the character string you want to copy. Next, press the cursor key 135il again to move it to the bottom of the character "mu".

Now, when the "copy" key 14 is pressed again, the entire character string "enjoy" will be surrounded by a green rectangle, and the operator will be prompted to confirm that the character string "enjoy J" is the part to be copied. The user presses the cursor key 13 again and places the cursor 1 at the beginning position 16 of the location 15 to be copied.
1 and then press the "Execute" key 17, 15
The character string "Enjoy" is displayed in black as a confirmed character string. At the same time, the source text string “enjoy”
The green display around will return to white and the copying process will be completed. Here, a green rectangle is used to indicate that it is a copy source character string, but this display does not have to be a rectangle, and it may be displayed by changing the color of the characters themselves. .

Further, the key top color of the "copy" key 14 does not have to be the same color as the green displayed on the color display device 1, and may be any color as long as it can be distinguished from other key switches. In addition, the entire key top of the "copy" key 14 does not necessarily have to be green; the key 1 to the knob itself are the same color as the other key tops, and the display 8 on the key top,
Alternatively, the color of the display 10 on the case may be green. Note that the input device to the document creation device is not limited to a keyboard device, and may be a tablet device or the like as long as the input surface has a color associated with the display on a color display device.

A unique effect of this embodiment is that, for example, in the case of the "erase" function, red is used to warn people not to accidentally erase parts that do not need to be erased. In this way, linking the image of color with its function has the effect of making it easier to operate.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, by associating the colors displayed on the display device of a document creation device with a built-in color display device with the colors of the input section of the input device, visibility for the operator can be improved. The work efficiency of editing and proofreading work can be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a key switch section, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control circuit. 1... Color display device, 5... Key switch. Figure 1 and funeral map

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input device that can convert mechanical actions such as presses by an operator into electrical signals and extract the electrical signals to the outside; a control circuit that processes signals sent from the input device; In a document creation device consisting of a color display device that displays input characters, symbols, or figures necessary for operation to the operator in accordance with signals sent from a control circuit, The color of characters, symbols, and figures displayed on a color display device that indicate that some operational function is working, and the color of the input section of the input device used to execute that function, or the fact that it is an input section. 1. A document creation device characterized in that the color of the display indicating the information is the same color or is a color that corresponds to the color with regularity.